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Link poured two cups of tea and gave Albert.

He smiled and said, "Albert, you artists in Italy should be quite a few." ”

"Yes, Milan, Turin and Venice are all cities where artists are concentrated. Albert asked with a sip of tea and a smile. "What's the matter? Your castle still needs a mural writer?"

Link sat back down and said, "No, I don't like hand-painted murals. He said with a wry smile. "Ozette has a few detached cottages. Right on the north shore of Lake Ozet. I was suggested that I make it a community where artists would spend their holidays or live, and I thought that was a good idea. But you know, I'm not good at art, and I don't know artists. So I would like to ask if any artists you know are interested in coming on vacation or something. ”

"I do know some artists, not just Italian. Maybe I can post some photos on my Facebook page to help you get the word out. Albert thought for a moment and said. "If there's an artist who's interested, maybe there's going to be a group. How many cottages do you have?"

"Fifty buildings. There are also some small yards. ”

"Can you show me there?"

"Of course. Link knew he was going to take pictures. "It used to be a campsite, and I expanded it a bit. and built a wooden pier. ”

They drove the helicopter to the small villa complex, where there was a special helipad. Albert saw that almost every wooden house was different. There is only a simple decoration inside. Both villas and cottages come with a small yard, separated by tens of meters from each other.

There is an asphalt road leading to the northeast. Houses throughout the complex are not far from Lake Ozet. There is a pier by the lake. The Ozette River is cleared and there is a section of concrete embankment along the river for walking.

The neighborhood is surrounded by forests, and the sound of birdsong makes it even more quiet.

Albert laughs, "It's true that artists mostly like secluded places. However, they prefer to live in some villages, because they can have contact with people from the outside world and enjoy peace. ”

He took out his camera and took pictures of a few nice spots, saying, "But I can try to introduce it to them." I know a couple of good painters. They usually hide in secluded places to paint for months on end. Maybe they'll like it. ”

Link showed him around, and then flew back to Villa Mora.

If Albert's recommendation works, if one person likes it, maybe that person will bring in a group of artists. Because artists are usually clustered.

After all the wines have been tasted, Albert is on his way to South America, where the grapes are about to be harvested.

Link also contacted Robert Baggio through Albert and asked him to work for him. Robert Baggio said yes almost immediately, but he would not be able to come to the United States until he graduated in June.

Link had Albert fly to Seattle on an international flight. And he stayed in Ozette for two more days, one to learn about the construction of the new estate. Another purpose was to take a helicopter around the coast of the Ozette farm.

On the coast of Ozet, he needed to set aside a portion for the cultivation of kelp. Shallow seas below 20 meters of water depth along the coast can be used to build wind farms.

The coastal area of Ozette is quite windy, with frequent high winds and waves. However, the sea conditions here are also more complicated, and there are many seaside reefs, which may not be suitable for building offshore wind turbines.

He stayed in Ozette for two more days before he had to leave.

He received several phone calls in a row, and everything seemed to be crowded together.

Martha Topson has completed her departure from Luxor. She also contacted two candidates who were willing to join the team and needed him to sign with them.

Martin Roosevelt and the Nolan brothers meet to come to Las Vegas.

After Martin got Link's $10 million investment contract, he began to actively prepare to start shooting his film. He was going to come to see if Hans Farm was suitable for filming. At the same time, he had something he wanted to talk to Link.

And the Nolan brothers wanted to discuss with him about the plot of the movie "God of Gamblers in Las Vegas", and by the way, learn about the casino.

Team Leader Du not only compiled the design plan for the wind farm at Hans Farms, but also compiled the project application that he requested to be submitted to the state legislature

So he had to return to Nevada.

He first gave Paul Brown the proposal for the wind power project. Let him submit it to the state legislature.

Then she came back to Martha Topson to discuss the team members she wanted to hire.

After Link and Martha sign an employment contract. Martha said the situation of the two members in her mind: "Miller Fox, a senior accountant with eight years of professional experience, is very good at project cost estimation and control, and worked as an accounting specialist at Wal-Mart, specializing in Wal-Mart's operating cost accounting in Nebraska. ”

Deel Greeley, holds a Ph.D. in psychology and a master's degree in economics. He was an FBI negotiator. He quit his job for family reasons and now runs a clinic in Las Vegas as a psychiatrist. ”

Link carefully looked at the resumes of the two people she said, and finally nodded and said, "I can talk to them." ”

Miller asked for $250,000 a year, while Deere could accept $100,000 a year, but he asked to continue to run his clinic in his spare time and be based in Las Vegas, where he would only be out when needed. ”

Link thought for a moment, his team didn't mean they had to get along with each other all the time. And now that communication is easy, video call conferencing allows all members of the team to work from home.

So he felt that as long as they could complete all the tasks assigned to him, it would not be a problem for people to be there at all. But Deel Greeley asked for a part-time job. He wasn't a little satisfied.

He frowned and said, "Do you think Didir Greeley is the best fit?"

"Yes, at least he's the best fit for our team out of anyone I know. ”

Link thought for a moment and said, "OK, I can consider their request." ”

After he had an appointment with the two men. He found Miller to be a man who wanted to get a quieter and more stable job in order to take care of his children. The men of the Gu family usually have a good character. And Miller's ability seems to be quite good.

Deere Greeley, on the other hand, likes to be challenging, but usually doesn't have too much to negotiate with. So he doesn't ask for a high salary, he just wants to be a psychiatrist while being able to do a job that he likes without being dangerous. When Link talks to him, he is always unconsciously convinced.

So these two people, Link signed a contract.

After doing this, he went directly to the airport to pick up guests from Hollywood.

"Welcome to Las Vegas!" Link said with a smile as he shook hands with the Nolan brothers and Martin. "Would you rather stay in a hotel or go to my farm?"

"Farm!" Jonathan Nolan was the first to speak.

His brother who is a big director agrees: "We hope to have enough time to communicate with you. We all felt that the script was not fleshed out enough. Mainly, we don't know much about gambling in casinos. ”

Martin is even more unlikely to object. He needed to see the night view of Hans's farm.

So Link took the three of them back to the farm, first settled them in, and then they found a place to sit and chat at the villa.

Martin didn't know if he wanted to avoid listening to Link and the Nolan brothers talk about the script, or if he was really anxious to see if the terrain on the farm was suitable for his film. He offered to see it inside Hanse's farm.

Link asked Benjamin to arrange for a guide to drive him around.

And he stayed to talk to the Nolan brothers about the script.

Although the script was co-written by the Nolan brothers, it was Jonathan who wrote the main screenplay. Jonathan is strong in sci-fi, but he, like his older brother, wants to break through.

Link had read the script he had written. This time, he wrote the script of "God of Gamblers", and there is quite a lot of fantasy content. For example, some gambling techniques have many references to the gambling skills of oriental gambling films.

Link felt that the script had been written quite wonderfully. But the Nolan brothers still don't seem satisfied.

He poured red wine for the two brothers and said, "All right." I really don't see what you're missing from your script. I think it's already pretty good. ”

Christopher's face is quite amiable even if he doesn't smile. He shook his glass and said, "Link, we've had a conversation before. We hope to make a successful commercial film, but we also hope to express an anti-gambling connotation. Our current script may make a successful commercial film, but it doesn't serve as much of a warning. ”

Link thought for a moment and said, "Why don't you change the best ending for the protagonist, such as letting his relatives kill him because of him, or just writing him to death." ”

"We can't write dead protagonists. Jonathan said with a smile and shook his head. "If the film is successful, the brand is lost. ”

When Link heard it, it turned out that they were still thinking about making a sequel?

"If you write about his loved ones being killed because of his gambling, people may only see his revenge and not think deeply about the dangers of gambling," Christopher said. So we hope that the harm of gambling can be reflected by other people. ”

Link thought for a moment and said, "If that's the case." Maybe I can take you to a place where you should have the story material you want. ”

"Where?"

"Catholic Charities St. Vincent. A homeless shelter. Link said with a sip of wine. "A lot of them lost everything because of gambling. And they all have their own stories, maybe you can meet them and change them into the script. ”

"That's a great idea. When are we going?"

"How's tomorrow?" Link suggested seeing that it was already four o'clock in the afternoon. "Maybe we can go tomorrow morning, and we should be able to interview quite a few people in one day. ”

“OK。 So it was decided. ”

Link smiled and asked, "I once talked to the president of MGM, and he might agree to you filming in the casino." But he needed to make sure that the script didn't scandalize the plot of their hotel. Would you like to talk to him?"

"Of course. Christopher said with a smile. "I have to say, although we can shoot with a green screen. But there's always no real thing. And the cost will be higher. ”

Link laughed and said, "There's a good chance MGM agreed to rent out a separate gambling room to film those two big gambling scenes." Also, they can't agree to close down for filming, but consider letting us film the inside of the casino. ”

Christopher raised his glass and said, "That's great news. ”